Aliphine Chepkerker Tuliamuk known as Aliphine Tuliamuk is a Kenyan-born American long distance runner. She is best known to be placed first at the Women’s 2020 Olympic Marathon trials in Atlanta, GA on February 29, 2020 with a time of 2:27:23 and will be representing the United States at the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. She won $80,000.
Aliphine won the Fifth Third River Bank Run (2016) (functioning as the US 25 km championships) defeating Lindsey Scherf, Clara Santucci, Dorothy McMahan, Gladys Kipsoi, and Chirine Njeim. She also won the 2016 US 20 km championships defeating Emily Sisson, Brianne Nelson, Lindsey Scherf, Sarah Crouch, and Tara Welling. For her third national title of the year, she won the 2016 US 5 km championships defeating Emily Sisson, Jordan Hasay, Laura Thweatt, Lindsey Scherf, and Jennifer Rhines.
Aliphine won the 2017 USA Cross Country Championships title defeating Laura Thweatt, Kellyn Taylor, Courtney Frerichs, Sarah Pagano, and Elaina Balouris. She was placed 15th at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women’s race ran 33:43 over 10,000 meters.
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Name | Aliphine Tuliamuk |
Real Name | Aliphine Tuliamuk |
Nick Name | Ali |
Profession | American long distance runner |
Famous For | Placed First at the Women's 2020 Olympic Marathon trials in Atlanta, GA on February 29, 2020; World Class Athlete |
Debut | 2005 |
Personal Information | |
Date of Birth | 5th April 1989 |
Age (as in 2021) | 32 years |
Birthplace | West Pokot County, Kenya |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Hometown | Flagstaff, AZ, USA |
Current Residence | Flagstaff, AZ, USA |
Religion | Christian |
Nationality | Kenyan-American |
Physical Status | |
Height (approx.) | 5'4" (1.65 m, 165 cm) |
Weight (approx.) | 64 kg |
Body Measurements (B-C-W) | 32-25-33 |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Black |
Education and More | |
School | Not Known |
College/University | Wichita State University |
Educational Qualification | Graduate |
Family and Relationships | |
Father | Lisoreng Tuliamuk (Married 5 times) |
Mother | Koo Ruto |
Siblings | 32 Siblings (She is 4-5th child) |
Marital Status | Married |
Affairs/Girlfriends/Boyfriends/Partners | Tim Gannon |
Spouse | Tim Gannon |
Children(s) | Zoe Cherotich Gannon |
Career | |
Sport | Track and field, Road racing |
Achievements/Awards/Recognition | 5000 m: 15:18.86 (Palo Alto 2013) |
10,000 m: 31:54.20 (Palo Alto 2016) | |
5 km: 15:22 (Providence 2016) | |
10 km: 31:52 (Boston 2014) | |
Half marathon: 1:09:16 (Santa Fe 2013) | |
Marathon: 2:26:50 (Rotterdam 2019) | |
Event(s) | 10 km, Half marathon, 25 km, Marathon |
College team | Wichita State Shockers |
Club | Northern Arizona Elite |
Team | Hoka One One |
Turned pro | 2013 |
Coached by | Ben Rosario |
Net Worth/Salary/Assets | |
Net Worth | $5 million |
Salary | Not Known |
Assets | Not Known |